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Show BASIN RECORD S Christmas scmoa The van became 0,De.nver: Mr. Ralph Martin. Mrj. unbolted from the chassis and LaRue Craven, Mr. and Mrs cab of during the Guy Prichard, Mr. and Mr. Asa wreck. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Postmaster Wm. H. Case reJos. Schlegel, Harvey Thomminor damage reported as, all of Price; Mr. and Mrs El- sulted toonly the parcel post pack lery Grant, Provo; Mr. and Mrs. Jed Wardle, Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lyman, Mr. and Mrs Harvey Partridge, Duchesne; and Lawrence Pack, of Roosevelt. : Mrs. right-of-wa- y. Re-ho-r, ages which were delivered to the Duchesne post office. Bob Porritt, of Myton, driver for the Linck Truck Lines, contract mail carrier, escaped any known serious injury as a result of the accident. (13) Phyllis Wimmer Day won the loving cup trophy with her entry in the national crochet contest at the Duchesne County Fair. Her entrj was a prize-winnin-g cream-colore- d bedspread (14) The Uintah mail truck overturned near the west city limits of Duchesne on September 11, scattering mail bags and packages on the ron-Basin-boun- d UtiH fJeber Tfc tore to et ier daui vital, sws is Mr. ani of J( ty girl t 'nion, of 1 it Mr. if 5 Pictores and Stories (Reviewed f pi By Goldie Wilkins In the following brief sura maries I have attempted to bring to life again happenings in and around Duchesne that have made the news during 1951. . . . Accompanying photographs tell the story pictorially. Some of these pictures appeared in this newspaper during the year, and others were not completed in sufficient time to be used at the time of the (1) Afton Bromley bags a ... Creek, Strawberry, and Lake Canyon. In addition, distribution of the crested wheat grass seed was handled at Lloyds Lodge at Currat Creek, and at the Utah Oil Service Station at Duchesne. Members of the game club were asked to contribute the hide from their deer to help finance this project, which was planned to increase the amount of feed in areas, where both deer and livestock ' range, that is inaccessible to machine planting. 200-poun- deer. This buck, downed with a neck shot, sported a pair of antlers with a total of 14 8 on one side and 6 points on the other. (8) Feature attraction for the Fourth of July activities at Duchesne was the Duchesne Stake Primary parade. Mrs. Helen D. Odekirk directed arrangements for the parade line-up. were term. sworn in for a four-ye(9) The prize Thanksgiving Now serving the county in their scene we witnessed in Duchesne official capacity are G. B. Work- was caught by the camera when man, assessor; John Baumgaer-tel- , Verna Mae Muse took delivery justice of the peace for the of the Vern Muse familys turRoosevelt Precinct; Geo. H. key at the Duchesne Frozen justice of the peace for the Foods locker plant. She sought Duchesne Precinct; James R. the assistance of three girl comHall, attorney; Arzy H. Mitchell, panions in transporting the huge sheriff; Ren Fenn, constable, bird. Delivery assistants are Roosevelt Precinct; Florence Dorothy Hayes, Darlene Lister, Poulson, treasurer. Dorothea All-re- and Ruby Lister. recorder; Floyd Case, com(10) Steve Beal and Joanne missioner; M. R. Michie, chairman of the commissioners; Ray Bench were crowned emperor and empress of the 1951 Junior Brown, commissioner. Prom by Principal Walter M Theme of the (3) A big D graces the hill Reimschiissel. northwest of the Duchesne High promenade was Emperors School. This school letter was Waltz. planned and constructed as a (11) A lot of steps are saved joint project by the senior and freshmen students at the school, at the Duchesne High School and was supervised by Darwin these days since the installation sysWoodbury, coach, and Leon of an Hall, science instructor. Strips tem. Equipment for the interof the letter block measure 16 com system is war surplus mafeet wide. Total width of the terial. Installation was handled letter is 63 feet, and total length by the members of the indusis 80 feet. It is planned to il- trial arts class at the school, luminate the D to mark any who are studying electronics. C. Garrett, faculty membig event at the school, weather permitting, such as games of ber, directed the installation, which included wire running sport, D Day. (2) New county officers ar Wil-cke- n, d, De-Way- Elmer R. Moon and S. Voy Fairbanks were sustained as counselors to Pres. A. Hale Holgate, of the Duchesne Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Marvel L. Moore is stake clerk. (4) initiation at the (5) Freshie Duchesne High School this year was an excuse for the seniors to make retribution for their like treatment when they were Freshmen. Jessup Johnsen was the blushing bride and Marie Fausett was the bridegroom who were forced to make application for a marriage license at the clerks office and stand for the ceremony which was performed by Bishop Porter L. Merrell. Entertainers at the birth- day observance of the Relief Society were Keith Duke, right, Mayor Otto E. Johnsen, Ralph N. Rowley, Charles Terpening, Phillip Moon. Earl Jordon is the director; and that is Elmer Rag Mop Rasmus se i) at the piano. (6) mm Hoof sits KENTUCKY WNISKY'-ABIE- ND THE OLD SUNNY 88001 GRAIN 65 COMPANY. LOUISVILLE. and soldering. Extensions are already installed in the shop, science laboratory, and gymnasium. It in-is planned to have extensions stalled in the business room, school lunch room, music room, home economics department, and one on the upper floor at the school, as well as one in the elementary school building. Heretofore, it has been necessary for faculty members and students to be paged to answer telephone calls gt the office, or messenger service was required among for the different departments at the school. Very little cost was involved in the installation of this time-savin- g, equip- step-savin- g ment, Principal Walter M. Reimschiissel said. Reimschiissel is shown testing the new munication system board in his office in the school building Principal inter-com- Gear (12) Fourteen of the Jammers attended the reunion of this group at the Myton Ho- tel on July 22. This is a familiar name given to the drivers of tne (7) A range project U. S. Government trucks who was sponsored by the Duchesne delivered the mail on the old Fish it Game Association during Star Route mail service coming Price the 1951 big game hunting sea- to the Uintah Basin from between the years 1919 and son in Duchesne County. Association president Allen 1934, prior to the change to Bond, Ernest Junior Wilson. Ber-ne- private contract haulers from Salt Lake City to the Uintah Despain and Gilbert ll Hor-roc- packaged 200 pounds of Basin. Ted Thomas, of Myton, insticrested wheat grass seed in enand Harvey velopes on which were written gated the reunion, instructions for planting the Partridge, of Duchesne, was in seed. These seed packages were charge of arrangements for the Both are former distributed by members of the Duchesne Fish St Game Associ- - drivers on the old mail route. Thoe attpn'ing the reunion NEUTFai ation to hunters who entered .. 1t, t fvonk the Gnlrfon were R. C. Walker and daughter Ktf.iUCAY Stain. Sami Canyon, Cumnt Jean, of Salt Lake City; Mr. and DUCUESriE DIH1G DUCHESNE, UTAH Q COAHY PHONE 281 |